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The image shows two painted objects: a lid and a box. Both are decorated with landscapes featuring trees, buildings, and roosters. The color palette is primarily blue, with additional colors like white, black, brown, and green. The lid is oval in shape and placed above the rectangular box with rounded edges. The decorations on both items match.
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The image shows two painted objects: a lid and a box. Both are decorated with landscapes featuring trees, buildings, and roosters. The color palette is primarily blue, with additional colors like white, black, brown, and green. The lid is oval in shape and placed above the rectangular box with rounded edges. The decorations on both items match.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Joseph Rothenberg

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.5 x 22 cm (11 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 12 1/2" high; 19 1/2" long; 15 1/5" deep
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8422
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower left in graphite: J. Rothenberg

NGA object ID 20619. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.